Exodus 6:8

8 I'll bring you into the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I'll give it to you as your possession. I am the LORD.'"

Exodus 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:8

And I will bring you in unto the land
The land of Canaan: concerning the which I did swear;
or lift up my hand ^F1, which was a gesture used in swearing, ( Genesis 14:22 ) to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;
see ( Exodus 6:4 ) : and I will give it you for an heritage;
to be possessed as an inheritance by them, so long as they were obedient to his will, or until the Messiah came: I am the Lord;
whose counsels of old are faithfulness and truth; whose promises are yea and amen; whose gifts and calling are without repentance; and who is able also to perform whatever he has said he will do.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (ydy ta ytavn) "levavi manum meam", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster.

Exodus 6:8 In-Context

6 Therefore, say to the Israelites, ‘I am the LORD. I'll bring you out from Egyptian forced labor. I'll rescue you from your slavery to them. I'll set you free with great power and with momentous events of justice.

7 I'll take you as my people, and I'll be your God. You will know that I, the LORD, am your God, who has freed you from Egyptian forced labor.

8 I'll bring you into the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I'll give it to you as your possession. I am the LORD.'"

9 Moses told this to the Israelites. But they didn't listen to Moses, because of their complete exhaustion and their hard labor.

10 Then the LORD said to Moses,